A British East Asian blogger sick of seeing the term Oriental, turned to Twitter to address racist tweets and the inappropriate use of the term ‘Oriental’ but found a London based Extras Agency refused to join the conversation at time when #wordsmatter a lot right now. @DontSayOriental aka Joyce Veheary writes for Nee Hao to […]
Category: The Arts
Weaving Threads of Silk: Paintings by artist TSAI YuLung
Gallery Elena Shchukina presents Weaving Threads of Silk, an exhibition of paintings by Shanghai-based artist TSAI YuLung. 15 November 2016 – 13 January 2017 TSAI YuLung (TSAI YuLong) is best known for his calligraphy painting. In this exhibition, TSAI presents works exploring his long-standing interest in the encounter between traditional Chinese calligraphy and contemporary Western […]
Out of Asia 2 season at Sadler’s Wells: Cloud Gate 2 performs in UK for first time
The sister company of internationally celebrated Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Cloud Gate 2 performs in the UK for the first time with a triple bill in the main house from Monday 21 – Wednesday 23 November. The company presents the country’s most talented emerging dancers and choreographers. Wicked Fish choreographed by Huang Yi, […]
Quang Kien Van: Lunar Shadows
This month at Greenwich Dance, choreographer and dance artist Quang Kien Van presents the world premiere of his latest work: Lunar Shadows. From the outer reaches of the ancient universe to a modern psychiatric hospital in Las Vegas, Lunar Shadows is an epic odyssey exploring themes of migration and displacement, and notions of identity and belonging. […]
Europe’s first interdisciplinary Contemporary Arts China Master’s degree launches in the UK
Europe’s first interdisciplinary Master’s degree bringing together artists, curators and researchers to develop their own research and practice in relation to Chinese Contemporary Arts launches today (Thursday 27 October). Birmingham City University’s Centre for Chinese Visual Arts (CCVA) has developed the new course to provide a unique opportunity to gain expertise in the field of […]
Chinese Culture to be explored in new Southbank Centre festival – China Changing
Southbank Centre’s China Changing is a new international festival with a programme inspired by the creativity and innovation of contemporary China. The festival launches with a day of music, dance, theatre, film, comedy, and talks, on 16 December 2016, before expanding to long weekends in June in 2017 and 2018. China Changing showcases the most interesting […]
British Chinese Artist Profile: Anita Yan Wong, International Artist, Educator and Thinker
Prof. Anita Yan Wong (pseudonym: 大白菜), is a specialist in modern and traditional Chinese art and is a long time pupil of 辛鵬九‒ a world-renowned Lingnan style master and one of the first pupils of Chao Shao An. She received her B.A. (Honours) in Graphic Design from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London and […]
Contemporary Chinese Art in UK: New Landscapes and Old Masters – Liu Dan
Liu Dan has exhibited in museums and galleries across China, Europe and North America and no artist has been more successful in the thriving global market for contemporary Chinese art; yet his personal history sets him apart from this recent resurgence. He was born and grew up in the ancient southern capital, Nanjing, in the heartland […]
London: Taiwan’s stunning percussion show comes to The Barbican for the first time
By Libby B Following a recent sell-out performance in Beijing, London’s Barbican Centre will be the host to a breath-taking performance of virtuosic drumming and powerful theatre as Taiwan’s Ju Percussion Group heads to London for the first time. The show takes place on 5 October and forms part of a European tour to celebrate […]
Cameron Mackintosh Holding Open Auditions for East and South East Asian Performers for Miss Saigon Tour (Expired)
THIS JOB IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE AS DEADLINE HAS PASSED Auditions to be held in London on Thursday 22nd September 2016 Please send CV and photo to: [email protected] www.camack.co.uk